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School Cafeteria Worker Assaulted 5th Grader in Middleboro, Police Say
A part-time cafeteria monitor assaulted a fifth grade student at a school in Middleboro, Massachusetts, according to the town’s police department. The Middleboro Police Department is seeking to charge the staff member with assault and battery following the incident, which happened Thursday at Mary K. Goode Elementary School, a news release from the agency said. Middleborough Public Schools characterized...
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Loved Ones Remember Woman Killed in Taunton Crash
The life of a Middleboro woman who friends described as a loving mother, wife and successful businesswoman ended in tragedy when the car she was in was struck by another driver, a suspected drug dealer who authorities say was fleeing police at the time of the crash. Lori Medeiros, 54, was killed in a crash in Taunton on Monday. The…
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Loved Ones Remember Woman Killed in Taunton Crash
Authorities say Lori Medeiros was killed when the car she was in was hit by a suspected drug dealer who was fleeing police.
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Route 44 in Middleboro Back Open After Tractor-Trailer Crash
A jackknifed tractor-trailer closed down Route 44 going both directions in Middleboro for a period of time Friday morning, according to MassDOT. The crash happened on Route 44 westbound in the area of Old Center Street and the rotary, transportation officials said. The road was open in both directions by 8:45 a.m.
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Teen Girl Thwarts Robbery at Her Middleboro Home
The suspect, 58-year-old Joseph Ridge, of Bourne, was described by police as a “career criminal.”
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Falmouth Man Arrested After Accidentally Shooting Woman
A 58-year-old man accidentally shot a 54-year-old woman in the chest Thursday night in Falmouth, Massachusetts, authorities said. Falmouth police and fire were called to 33 Shore St. at 10:40 p.m. Thursday for a report that a person had been shot following an accidental discharge of a firearm. First responders found a man and a woman inside of the home when…
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Trooper Rescues Man From Middleboro House Fire
A Massachusetts State Police trooper rescued a resident from a house fire in Middleboro, Massachusetts, on Tuesday morning.
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Trooper Rescues Man From Middleboro House Fire
A Massachusetts State Police trooper rescued one person from a burning home overnight in Middleborough, Massachusetts.
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Broken Rail Line to Cause Commuter Delays
A broken rail line was expected to cause delays for commuters as it impacted some trains on the Greenbush, Middleboro/Kingston and Lakeville lines. Crews were working on the broken track Wednesday morning near the JFK/UMass station. Crews quickly fixed the rail line and normal train service has resumed on the Middleborough, Kingston and Greenbush Lines. Trains will now make...
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Driver Arrested in Middleboro Fatal Crash
A woman is facing drunk driving charges in connection with a fatal crash in Middleboro, Massachusetts. Police say 21-year-old Tianna Hutchinson, of Taunton, was drunk when she was involved in a head-on crash on Wareham Street near the South Middleboro Fire Station shortly before 11:30a.m. on Tuesday. Hutchinson was arrested at the scene. The driver of the other car...
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Middleboro Residents Line Up Outside Police Department to Get Free At-Home COVID Tests
There was a long line of cars at the police department in Middleborough, Massachusetts, Tuesday night with residents picking up free rapid COVID tests. The site was scheduled to be open from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. — but by 5:30 p.m., all 1,300 rapid COVID tests were already gone. “We’re doing a New Years Eve party and we want…
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Demand for COVID Testing Remains High in Mass. Ahead of Holidays
Statewide, people have faced multi-hour waits for testing. Pharmacies and supermarkets are all sold out of rapid tests.
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Woman Seriously Hurt in Middleboro Hit-and-Run; Suspected Driver IDed
A woman was seriously hurt in a hit-and-run in Middleboro, Massachusetts, Thursday night, and identified the suspected driver and their SUV, officials said Friday. The crash took place about 8:40 p.m. at Oak and Arch streets, where the woman was found on the side of the road, Middleboro police said. The woman, a 48-year-old from Middleboro who wasn’t identified,...
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1 Killed in Motorcycle Crash in Middleboro After Earlier Police Chase
One person was killed in a motorcycle crash in Middleboro, Massachusetts, late Friday night, shortly after police had broken off a pursuit. Police said around 11:45 p.m., a Lakeville police officer spotted a motorcycle operating recklessly on Main Street, traveling at a speed of 68 miles per hour in a 40 miles per hour zone. The officer tried to pull…
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Metal Falls From Truck, Hurting 2 in Another Vehicle on I-495 in Middleboro
Two people were hurt Friday afternoon in a crash on Interstate 495 in Middleboro, Massachusetts. State police say a piece of metal fell from an unidentified truck, hitting the window of another vehicle around 2:30 p.m. The driver and passenger of the second vehicle, both from Brockton, were taken by ambulance to Rhode Island Hospital. The extent of their injuries…